Is 42906239 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
Yes, 42 906 239 is a prime number.
Indeed, the definition of a prime numbers is to have exactly two distinct positive divisors, 1 and itself. A number is a divisor of another number when the remainder of Euclid’s division of the second one by the first one is zero. Concerning the number 42 906 239, the only two divisors are 1 and 42 906 239. Therefore 42 906 239 is a prime number.
As a consequence, 42 906 239 is only a multiple of 1 and 42 906 239.
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Since 42906239 is a prime number, 42906239 is also a deficient number, that is to say 42906239 is a natural integer that is strictly larger than the sum of its proper divisors, i.e., the divisors of 42906239 without 42906239 itself (that is 1, by definition!).